Improvement in scrapers



' l. MEGILL.

Scraper.

Patented Aug. 17,1875.

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IMPROVEMENT-IN scR-APERS. f

Specicationforming part of Letters Patent No. 166,882, dated August17,1875; application filed July 7, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MEGILL, Cecilton, in the county of Cecil andState of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoad Planes and Flows combined; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters ot' reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecication, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improvedroad-plane. Fig. 2 represents the plow used in combination with thesame, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the road-plane with the plowattached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

The object of my invention is to produce a cheap and substantial machinethat may be used to advantage in repairing old roads, and in leveling orgrading new ones. My machine, which I prefer to call a road-plane, isconstructed substantially as hereinafter set forth. I

In the drawing, A is the main frame, which consists of one or more stoutplanks or timbers, united by ties b b. This frame has a central slot orperforation, B, into which the tongue C is inserted, and retained inposition by a stout bolt, y. On each side of slot B are two longitudinalslots, c c, arranged one above the other. On the tongue C, at w, arepivoted four adjustable arms, e e e e', two on the top, and two on theunder side, each of which has a series of perforations, g g g. When thetongue C is inserted into the slot B, each ot' these arms e e isinserted into one of the slots c, where they are kept in place by rodsor pins f, inserted through the perforations g.

It will be observed that the lowermost pair of arms (denoted by e) passfrom the tongue C in a downward or slanting direction to and through thecorresponding slots c in trame A, just above the scraper-iron, near thebottom of the machine. This is for the purpose of having the pull ordraft come as near the bottom of frame A as possible, where the strainis greatest, owing to the accumulation of dirt in front of it, whichcould not be accomplis-hed if the arms e were in the same plane as armse and tongue C.

To the bottom of the main frame A is affixed a heavy strip or bar ofiron, or other metal, K, with a sharp edge. This is for the purpose ot'scraping the superiluous dirt oi' the road-bed that is being repaired,as hereinafter described. i e' are stub-axles, one on each side, for thewheels L, which are placed upon the machine when it is to be carriedover roads that are not to be planed. When the machine is in use thewheels are removed, and may then be placed on top of frame` A upon apin, o, placed there for the purpose.

The mode of operating my improved roadplane is as follows: The tongue Cis inserted into the perforation B, and, by means of the arms e e,secured in a slanting position in its relation to frame A. It is nowplaced on the road, the side of the frame that is forward (when thetongue points straight ahead) being placed on the middle ofthe road, themachine thus, when hauled over it, scraping the superuous dirt oi' theroad, and depositing it at the side.

In Fig. 2 is shown the plow P, used in combination with the road-planedescribed when occasion requires. The land-side of this has severalperforations, p p p, by which it may be adjusted upon one ot' the axlesi, where it is secured. A chain, g, passes from Vthe ring Q to the truckor wagon, to which the front part of tongue C is secured in pulling themachine.

The advantages ot' my improved road-plane will be readily perceived.There being no costly gearing, 85o., about it, it may be very cheaplyconstructed; and, besides scraping or clearing the superfluous dirt oft'the road in the repair of which it is employed, it will also at the sametime till all holes and cavities over which it passes, thus saving avast amount of time and labor. K

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. The combination of theadjustable tongue I G, having two pairs of arms or brackets, e e e e',pivoted thereto, and the latter pair, e' e',

diverging in a downward direction from e e,

.slots or perforations with .the adjustable' main frame A, having B c cc c, .and fbar or scraper K, substantially as and for the purpose hereinset'forth.

2. Thecombination of the adjustable main frame Ahavinfg bar .or .scraperK, Withzthe4 plow P, having perforations p, `by which 'itl may beadjusted upon th side of said frame, substantially in the manner andpose herein set forth.

for the pur- ,p

In testimony .that I claim ythe foregoing as my omn I have hereuntoagxed.my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

WM. BAGGER, O. A. SNOW.

JOSEPH MEGILL,

